Farm Business

As pig producers continue to see heavy losses, Alex Black takes a look back at the crisis of the 1990s and the impact it has had on the industry today

As pig producers continue to see heavy losses, Alex Black takes a look back at the crisis of the 1990s and the impact it has had on the industry today

Vegetable oil prices reached a 10-month low, according to FAO

Farmers and landowners could benefit from a drive for new infrastructure, according to the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV)

A call for Red Tractor to respect smaller farm businesses has been issued after a group of farmers in Northern Ireland threated to quit the scheme, branding it nothing more than a ‘noose around the neck’.

It will be no surprise that I am beginning with this constant topic of conversation, the weather, especially as the green green grass of home is a yellow, burnt crisp exposing the shallow soil. 

Registering rare breed pedigree animals can be crucial to securing an cull exemption in the event of a notifiable disease outbreak, Rare Breeds Survival Trust chief executive Christopher Price has said.

Plans have been unveiled for a new International Potato Innovation Centre (IPIC) in Scotland.

South Caernarfon Creameries has bounced back from the Covid-19 pandemic, reporting profits of £4.1 million and a 17 per cent increase in sales to a £71.5m in the year to March 2022.

Despite the weather of late being decidedly summery, the markers which point to the final third of the farming year are becoming more pronounced.